CONCEPTS FOR TRAVEL LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
02806377 · ltd · incorporated 1993-04-02
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 31.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Travel agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 31.8y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
30 officers (2 active, 30 linked, 18 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
133 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (87 events)Click to expand
  1. 2016-06-14
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2016-06-14
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2016-03-29
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2016-03-21
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2016-01-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2015-05-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  7. 2014-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2014-04-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2014-04-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  10. 2013-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2013-05-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2013-02-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  13. 2013-02-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · TM02
  14. 2013-02-11
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    auditors-resignation-company
    auditors · AUD
  15. 2013-01-08
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2013-01-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  17. 2013-01-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2012-12-31
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    KOCH, Mark Ian appointed
    director
  19. 2012-12-31
    ➕
    KOCH, Victor Simon appointed
    director
  20. 2012-12-31
    ➖
    TITCHENER, Alan John resigned
    secretary
  21. 2012-12-31
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    PARKER, Shaun resigned
    director
  22. 2012-10-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  23. 2012-10-01
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    FRENCH, Simon Christopher resigned
    director
  24. 2012-08-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  25. 2012-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2012-07-27
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    KENNEDY, Stephen Alexander resigned
    director
  27. 2012-05-01
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · AP03
  28. 2012-05-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · TM02
  29. 2012-04-20
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    TITCHENER, Alan John appointed
    secretary
  30. 2012-04-20
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    WATTS, Paula Mary resigned
    secretary
  31. 2012-04-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  32. 2011-10-21
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    TITCHENER, Alan John resigned
    secretary
  33. 2011-10-21
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    WATTS, Paula Mary appointed
    secretary
  34. 2011-10-21
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · AP03
  35. 2011-10-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · TM02
  36. 2011-08-01
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    FRENCH, Simon Christopher appointed
    director
  37. 2011-08-01
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    TOYNTON, Matthew Leigh resigned
    director
  38. 2011-08-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  39. 2011-04-01
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    METCALFE, Lucinda Mary resigned
    secretary
  40. 2011-04-01
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    TITCHENER, Alan John appointed
    secretary
  41. 2011-03-18
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    METCALFE, Lucinda Mary appointed
    secretary
  42. 2011-03-18
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    WATTS, Paula Mary resigned
    secretary
  43. 2011-01-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  44. 2010-09-21
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    SOWERY, Martin Paul resigned
    secretary
  45. 2010-09-21
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    WATTS, Paula Mary appointed
    secretary
  46. 2009-11-18
    ➕
    SOWERY, Martin Paul appointed
    secretary
  47. 2009-11-18
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    TOYNTON, Matthew Leigh resigned
    secretary
  48. 2009-11-18
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    KENNEDY, Stephen Alexander appointed
    director
  49. 2009-11-18
    ➖
    KOCH, Mark Ian resigned
    director
  50. 2009-11-18
    ➕
    PARKER, Shaun appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 87 events

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2016-06-14

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-04-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79110 — Travel agency activities

Registered office

173a Ashley Road
Hale
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA15 9SD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2013-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 28 resigned)

KOCH, Mark Ian→
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KOCH, Victor Simon→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
METCALFE, Lucinda Mary→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-18 · resigned 2011-04-01
Resigned
O'TOOLE, Lorraine→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-14 · resigned 2006-05-31
Resigned
PERCIVAL, Sheila→
secretary · appointed 1993-04-02 · resigned 2000-05-18
Resigned
PIGGOTT, Elliott→
secretary · appointed 2000-06-01 · resigned 2001-03-23
Resigned
PINK, James Robert→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-23 · resigned 2005-03-14
Resigned
SCOTT, Stephen John→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-04-02 · resigned 1993-04-02
Resigned
SOWERY, Martin Paul→
secretary · appointed 2009-11-18 · resigned 2010-09-21
Resigned
TITCHENER, Alan John→
secretary · appointed 2012-04-20 · resigned 2012-12-31
Resigned
TITCHENER, Alan John→
secretary · appointed 2011-04-01 · resigned 2011-10-21
Resigned
TOYNTON, Matthew Leigh→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-19 · resigned 2009-11-18
Resigned
WATTS, Paula Mary→
secretary · appointed 2011-10-21 · resigned 2012-04-20
Resigned
WATTS, Paula Mary→
secretary · appointed 2010-09-21 · resigned 2011-03-18
Resigned
CONSTANTINOU, Litsa→
director · ~71y · appointed 2000-07-31 · resigned 2001-08-31
Resigned
FRENCH, Simon Christopher→
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-08-01 · resigned 2012-10-01
Resigned
GOLDWAG, Wanda Celina→
director · ~72y · appointed 1999-06-18 · resigned 2000-05-22
Resigned
KENNEDY, Stephen Alexander→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-11-18 · resigned 2012-07-27
Resigned
KOCH, Mark Ian→
director · ~69y · appointed 1993-04-02 · resigned 2009-11-18
Resigned
KOCH, Victor Simon→
director · ~66y · appointed 2002-04-02 · resigned 2008-02-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property05/09/199413/01/2011

Recent filings (133 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2016-06-14
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2016-03-29
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2016-03-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2016-01-12
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-09-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2014-04-30
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2013-08-22
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-05-20
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2013-02-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name
officers · TM02
2013-02-27
auditors-resignation-company
auditors · AUD
2013-02-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2013-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2013-01-08